Recent Appointments

Msgr. Selim Jean Sfeir was consecrated as Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Archbishop Issam John Darwish, B.S., resigned as Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Bishop Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S., Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites (Canada), was promoted as Archbishop of Zahleh–Furzol of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Cyril Vasil’, S.J., Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya, Member of College for the review of appeals by clergy accused of delicta reservata and Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia), was appointed as Archbishop-Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Bishop Milan Chautur, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Košice of the Slovaks (Slovakia)

Msgr. Selim Jean Sfeir, Patriarchal Administrator of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus), was elected Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo, Archbishop emeritus of Hassaké–Nisibi of the Syriacs (Syria), passed away at 79

Archbishop Boutros Marayati, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Armenians (Syria) and Apostolic Administrator of Kameshli of the Armenians (Syria), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon)

Patriarch Grégoire Pierre XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon), passed away at 86

Bishop Claudiu-Lucian Pop, Titular Bishop of Mariamme and Bishop of Curia of the Romanians, was appointed as Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. Antoine Farès Bounajem was consecrated as Archbishop of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Abbot Maroun Chidiac, O.M.M., resigned as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Abbot Pierre Najem was appointed as Superior General of Mariamite Maronite Order (Aleppians)

Fr. Antoine Farès Bounajem was elected Archbishop of Antélias of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians, was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany)

Bishop Petro Kryk (Piotr) resigned as Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany)

Bishop Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I., Bishop emeritus of Sagar of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 90

Archbishop Neshan Elijah Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B., Bishop emeritus of Ispahan of the Armenians (Iran) and Ordinary emeritus of East Europe of the Armenians (Armenia), passed away at 88

Archbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, M.S.P., Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Bosra–Hauran of the Greek-Melkites (Syria), passed away at 88

Archbishop Michel Abrass was deposed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Elie Béchara Haddad, B.S., Archbishop of Saïdā of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon)

Msgr. Thomas Halim Habib was consecrated as Bishop of Sohag of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Arkadiusz Trochanowski was consecrated as Bishop of Olsztyn–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians (Poland)

Archbishop Jean Assaad Haddad, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Tyr of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon), passed away at 94

Bishop Florentin Crihălmeanu, Bishop of Cluj–Gherla of the Romanians (Romania), passed away at 61

Archbishop Lorenzo Piretto, O.P., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greeks (Turkey), Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Turkey) and Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul of the Greek-Melkites (Turkey)

Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M., Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul (Turkey), passed away at 68

Fr. Charbel Abdallah was consecrated as Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Diocese of Olsztyn–Gdańsk (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl–Warszawa and Diocese of Wrocław–Gdańsk) (Poland)

Diocese of Wrocław–Gdańsk (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Wrocław–Koszalin (lost territory to establish Diocese of Olsztyn–Gdańsk) (Poland)

Fr. Arkadiusz Trochanowski was elected Bishop of Olsztyn–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians (Poland)

Fr. Vasyl Ivaniv, C.SS.R., resigned as Administrator of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle

Fr. Ivan Pavlo Senkiv, C.M.S.A.A., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle

Bishop Iwannis Louis Awad, Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Venezuela of the Syriacs (Venezuela), passed away at 86

Fr. Gheevarghese Aprem Kurisummottil was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Chayal of the Syro-Malankars and Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Bishop Gerald Nicholas Dino, Bishop emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA), passed away at 80

Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak resigned as Patriarchal Administrator of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe, Bishop of Sohag of the Copts (Egypt), was appointed as Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Youhanna Golta resigned as Bishop of Curia of the Copts

Msgr. Thomas Halim Habib was elected Bishop of Sohag of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Charbel Abdallah was elected Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Georges Bou-Jaoudé, C.M., resigned as Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage resigned as Archbishop of Tyr of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Archbishop Youssef Antoine Soueif, Archbishop of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus) and Apostolic Visitator in Greece of the Maronites, was appointed as Archbishop of Tripoli of the Maronites (Lebanon)

Fr. Firas Dardar was consecrated as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq) and Titular Bishop of Tagritum of the Syriacs

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Italy of the Ukrainians (Italy)

Bishop Dionisio Lachovicz, O.S.B.M., Apostolic Delegate for Italy of the Ukrainians (Italy), was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Italy of the Ukrainians (Italy)

Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette, Bishop of Passaic of the Ruthenians (USA), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovaks (Canada)

Bishop Marián Andrej Pacák, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto of the Slovaks (Canada)

Fr. Milan Stipić was consecrated as Bishop of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia)

Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak, President of Synod of the Catholic Coptic Church, President of Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Egypt and Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts (Egypt), was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

Bishop Botros Fahim Awad Hanna resigned as Bishop of Minya of the Copts (Egypt)

Fr. Selim Jean Sfeir was appointed as Patriarchal Administrator of Cyprus of the Maronites (Cyprus)

Fr. Rami Flavian Al-Kabalan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Arethusa of the Syriacs, Procurator at Rome of the Syriacs and Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Syriacs

Fr. Firas Dardar was elected Titular Bishop of Tagritum of the Syriacs and Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Msgr. Emad Ekleemes resigned as Patriarchal Exarch of Basra and the Gulf of the Syriacs (Iraq)

Fr. Milan Stipić, Apostolic Administrator of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia), was elected Bishop of Križevci of the Croatians (Croatia)

Bishop Paul Chittilapilly, Bishop emeritus of Thamarasserry of the Syro-Malabars (India), passed away at 86

Archbishop György-Miklós Jakubínyi resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

Archbishop Gergely Kovács, Archbishop of Alba Iulia (Romania), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Romania of the Armenians (Romania)

Fr. Felix Dawood Al Shabi was consecrated as Bishop of Zakho of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Gheevarghese Aprem Kurisummottil was elected Titular Bishop of Chayal of the Syro-Malankars and Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam of the Syro-Malabars (India)

Fr. Camil Afram Antoine Semaan was consecrated as Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem (Palestine and Jordan) of the Syriacs (Palestine), Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Syria of the Syriacs, Patriarchal Administrator of Cairo of the Syriacs (Egypt) and Patriarchal Administrator of Sudan and South Sudan of the Syriacs (Sudan)

Msgr. Yoannis Lahzi Gaid resigned as Second Private Secretary of the Pope

Bishop Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Bishop Milan Šášik, C.M., Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), passed away at 67

Fr. Abba Tesfaye Woldemariam Fesuh was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in United States of America and Canada of the Ethiopics

Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku (Chaldean Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Amadiyah (lost territory to establish Diocese of Zakho) (Iraq)

Diocese of Zakho (Chaldean Rite) was restored (from Diocese of Amadiyah and Zaku) (Iraq)

Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

Bishop Elie Yéghia Yéghiayan, Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris of the Armenians (France), was appointed as Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Armenians

Bishop Rabban Al-Qas, Bishop of Amadiyah and Zaku of the Chaldeans (Iraq), was appointed as Bishop of Amadiyah of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Felix Dawood Al Shabi was elected Bishop of Zakho of the Chaldeans (Iraq)

Fr. Călin Ioan Bot was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Auxiliary Bishop of Lugoj of the Romanians (Romania)

Fr. Cristian Dumitru Crişan was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Abula, Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia of the Romanians (Romania) and Apostolic Visitator in Western Europe of the Romanians